Frank Pernett

Frank Pernett is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Health Sciences at Mid Sweden University. His work focuses on physiological responses to extreme conditions, particularly in freediving and sports medicine. He has contributed to understanding hypoxia mechanisms, splenic contraction, and hemoglobin dynamics.

• Doctoral thesis (2024): "Hypoxic Blackout in Serial Freediving – Protective Mechanisms and Risk Factors"
• Research collaborations with E. Schagatay, P. Holmström, and E. Mulder

His research interests include:

• Applied physiology in extreme environments
• Human adaptation to hypoxia
• Diving safety and blackout prevention
• Ultrasonography for physiological assessment
• Mathematical modeling of cardiovascular systems

Article trends show expertise in freediving safety, oxygen conservation mechanisms, and interdisciplinary applications of nonlinear mathematics to physiological systems. Recent work includes breath-hold diving risk factors, splenic contraction dynamics, and hypoxia-related hemoglobin studies.

Collaborations span elite athlete research, clinical medicine (including pandemic response studies), and biomedical engineering applications like sensor technology in diving environments.